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legislation/us/states/az/53rd-2nd-regular/sb-1398.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "unemployment; return-to-work program; suitable work"
+description: "unemployment; return-to-work program; suitable work"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
+legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
+session: "53rd-2nd-regular"
+identifier: "SB 1398"
+citation: "Arizona SB 1398 (53rd-2nd-regular)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT SECURITY", "LABOR - TITLE 23", "RETURN TO WORK PROGRAM", "SUITABLE WORK", "UNEMPLOYMENT"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Steve Smith"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2018-01-29"
+last_action: "2018-05-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/857968ed-b899-4011-86e7-0248a8c202ce"
+source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70565?SessionId=119"
+source_hash: "0dbfa85cbcf8983a4ddaef19882c478d9a3791ea54e2441f4b693e186ec86f9e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-az"]
+---
+
+# Arizona SB 1398 (53rd-2nd-regular) — unemployment; return-to-work program; suitable work
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chaptered Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/laws/0340.htm)
+2. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1398H.htm)
+3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1398P.htm)
+4. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/SB1398S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passed — **17–13** (pass) · upper
+- Passed — **34–24** (pass) · lower
+- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- do pass — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- Passed — **21–9** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Steve Smith — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-29** senate first reading `reading-1`
+- **2018-03-01** passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-03-01** transmit to house
+- **2018-03-05** house first reading. `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-30** senate second reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-11** passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-03-06** house second reading `reading-2`
+- **2018-05-02** passed `passage`
+- **2018-05-02** transmit to governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-04-12** transmit to senate
+- **2018-05-16** signed by governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/857968ed-b899-4011-86e7-0248a8c202ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).
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